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Developmental disorders are often studied as eitherindependent research groups or as clinical casepresentations; these approaches are rarely combined.This book directly compares cognitive and socialfunctioning in three developmental disorders:Williams syndrome (WS), Down syndrome (DS) andautism (AS), from both a research and a clinicalperspective. This unique approach provides newinsights into cognitive functioning within WS, DSand AS, including: attention; memory; learning andprocessing styles; verbal abilities; spatial skillsand reasoning. New insights are also provided intohow WS, DS and AS view the world from a socialperspective, including: their ability to reademotions; their motivational drive toward socialinteraction; and their Theory of Mind , or theirability to understand other people s behavioursbased on underlying desires, emotions, and thoughts.Findings also highlight within-syndrome variabilityin cognitive and social functions in WS,which was previously thought to have a homogenouscognitive profile. The book is a valuable resourcefor researchers, as well as health and educationprofessionals.

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Book category Books in English Medicine Medicine: general issues

• Full title: Cognitive & Social Skills in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• Author: Melanie Porter
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 172
• EAN: 9783639089318
• ISBN: 3639089316
• ID: 06818050
• Publisher: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller E.K.
• Weight: 236 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 9 mm
• Date of publishing: 06. October 2008

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